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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Gov&#8217;t, WB to spend $35m on TVET

Gov’t, WB to spend $35m on TVET

The World Bank is set to support Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

The
World Bank support comes in to alleviate current and long term skills
constraints to contribute to Rwanda’s transition to a middle income,
export- and service-oriented knowledge economy by 2020.The Skills
Development project has the objective of improving access to quality
and demand-responsive vocational training.

The project will be
implemented by the Workforce Development Authority (WDA). The
institution is in charge of regulating, promoting and guiding the
implementation of TVET, which covers vocational schools, technical
schools and polytechnics.

According to the WDA Director General,
Albert Nsengiyumva, negotiations into the support with World Bank have
been finalized and await approval.

“The total amount for the
project is $34.5 million with $30 million from the World Bank and $4.5
million from the Government,” said Nsengiyumva.

Nsengiyumva
explained that the bigger portion of the total amount (around 70
percent) will support the Strengthening of vocational training
delivery. He said that seven selected Vocational centers will be
rehabilitated mainly in the Eastern and Northern Provinces.

Another portion will facilitate training, focusing on Construction and the Hospitality sectors.

The
project is expected to benefit students and graduates through improved
vocational training in selected priority occupations in targeted
training institutions and Recipients of training funded through the
Skills Development Facility.

The project further seeks to
strengthen the capacity of the TVET system to align training programmes
with employer demands for technical and catalytic skills. It will raise
the quality of service delivery and increase the employability and
performance of training graduates.